27 May 2020

From 9/11 to COVID-19, It’s Been a Perpetual State of Emergency

By John W Whitehead

“The fundamental political question is why do people obey a government. The answer is that they tend to enslave themselves, to let themselves be governed by tyrants. Freedom from servitude comes not from violent action, but from the refusal to serve. Tyrants fall when the people withdraw their support.” — Étienne De La Boétie, The Politics Of Obedience

25 May 2020

Additional Cases and Deaths Confirmed in Iowa, State’s Coronavirus Website Undergoing Maintenance

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 25, 2020) — The state of Iowa has been notified of 263 additional positive cases for a total of 17,213  positive cases. There have been additional 2,841 negative tests for a total of 110,358 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. The positivity rate for this report is 8.4%.

25 May 2020

The Banality of Evil, COVID-19 Edition

By Thomas L Knapp

As the COVID-19 pandemic ran its deadly course in New York, governor Andrew Cuomo affirmed a state policy forbidding nursing homes to reject suffering from the disease. At least partially as a result (Cuomo himself acknowledged early on that the virus spreads through such facilities "like fire through dry grass"), nearly 6,000 long-term care residents have died so far.

22 May 2020

Iowa PBS Presents "The Forgotten War: Iowans in Korea"

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (May 22, 2020) — Iowa PBS will shed light on the sacrifices of Korean War veterans in a new broadcast special, The Forgotten War: Iowans in Korea, premiering Monday, June 22 at 8PM.

22 May 2020

State of Iowa Announces New Test Iowa Locations as Testing Criteria Expands

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 22, 2020) — The Office of Governor Kim Reynolds announced new Test Iowa locations will open next week in Marshalltown, Sioux Center, and Council Bluffs.

21 May 2020

New York State Gives Green Light for Churches to Hold Drive-In Worship Services in a Victory for COVID-19 Common Sense

By The Rutherford Institute

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (May 21, 2020) — In a victory for common sense and the rights of churches to safely exercise their constitutional rights in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York State has conceded that churches may hold drive-in worship services.

21 May 2020

The Slippery Slope to Despotism: Paved with Lockdowns, Raids, and Forced Vaccinations

By John W Whitehead

“You have no right not to be vaccinated, you have no right not to wear a mask, you have no right to open up your business… And if you refuse to be vaccinated, the state has the power to literally take you to a doctor's office and plunge a needle into your arm.” — Alan Dershowitz, Harvard law professor

20 May 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs New Proclamation Continuing The State Public Health Emergency Declaration

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 20, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the Public Health Disaster Emergency. The proclamation permits summer school activities, including baseball and softball, to resume on June 1. And effective this Friday, May 22, movie theaters, zoos, aquariums, museums, and wedding-reception venues will be permitted to reopen with appropriate public health-measures in place.

20 May 2020

Delaware Sued for Overstepping First Amendment Restrictions, Meddling in Church Affairs and Violating Religious Freedom

By The Rutherford Institute

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (May 20, 2020) — Taking issue with the manner in which state governments have subjected churches to more strident COVID-19 restrictions while allowing exceptions for big-box shopping stores, liquor stores, and guns shops, The Rutherford Institute is asking a federal court to ensure that churches are not being unfairly d

20 May 2020

Morbidly Obtuse: Pelosi and the Media versus Hydroxychloroquine

By Thomas L Knapp

When US president Donald Trump mentioned that he's taking hydroxychloroquine, he immediately got an extra dose of flak from both the mainstream media and noted medical experts such as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Trump has been using the drug prophylactically versus COVID-19 — which he's likely been exposed to via a personal valet — with the concurrence of his physician.

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